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Company Description

VB Energikoncernen is an environmentally and occupational health certified energy company headquartered in Ludvika. The business, with approximately 75 employees, encompasses electricity sales, district heating, electricity distribution, and operation of hydropower stations. The main owner of the company is Vattenfall, with Ludvika Municipality and Fagersta Municipality as minority owners. Please visit our website vbenergi.se for more information.

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Within the Vattenfall Group, there are approximately 21,000 employees. We have electrified industries, delivered energy to homes, and transformed lives through innovation for over a hundred years. We now want to make it possible to live fossil-free and we are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system.

About the Role

VB Energi is in a growth phase and we are now making a significant investment to meet our customers' needs and contribute to the energy transition. Do you want to help contribute to fossil freedom at VB Energi? We are now looking for an experienced buyer!

In the role of Buyer with us, your passion for economics and business will have the opportunity to contribute to the company’s strategy and growth. You will act as a business partner and advisor in the decision-making processes that ensure the resources needed to drive the business forward. This is a broad role where you will be responsible for planning, monthly follow-up, purchasing, procurement, investment support, and quality-enhancing measures in the project process.

The role gives you the opportunity to influence and contribute to the quality of our projects. This means analyzing the supplier market, choosing the procurement method, preparing tender documents, negotiating, and evaluating suppliers in close collaboration with internal clients. You will handle complex business-critical procurements and ensure that contractual terms are followed, while also developing strategies and processes for the future.

This role includes both strategic and operational responsibilities. You will support colleagues with contracts, compliance with entered agreements, negotiations, and training, as well as manage administration such as contract writing and archiving. Through supplier follow-up and evaluations, you will contribute to our economic and sustainability goals within occupational health and the environment. Here you will have a dynamic everyday life where your work makes a difference.

Requirements

• Relevant university or college degree (economic or technical orientation) or equivalent work experience with solid experience in the field
• Ability to drive complex negotiations and create long-term business relationships
• Experience in writing business contracts and good knowledge of commercial contract law
• Good knowledge of both Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Driving license B

It is advantageous if you have

• Experience from the energy or related industry.
• Solid experience in both finance and procurement within construction law; including ABT, AB, ABT-U, and AMA

To succeed in this role, a strategic approach, high business acumen, and the ability to take initiative and work independently are required. You have analytical skills and act proactively to identify and implement improvement opportunities. The work largely involves communication and negotiations with external suppliers, which places high demands on good communication skills. You are driven and engaged by establishing and maintaining relationships with both internal clients and external suppliers.

Additional Information

In addition to being part of shaping the future’s smart energy society, we offer you a developing and varied job with many points of contact. An opportunity to be part of a team that works together for safe and stable operations, thereby contributing to our customers receiving deliveries of environmentally friendly energy. You will have a varied everyday life with challenging tasks, and the opportunity exists to develop both yourself and the business by participating in various projects and working on improvement measures. For us at VB Energi, it is important that work and private life have a good balance, which is why we offer flexibility in work and the opportunity to work from home if needed.

We also have several other employee benefits such as reduced working hours, favorable occupational pension agreements, parental leave supplements, and more. Read more about our benefits here: Welcome to us! (vbenergi.se).

Location: Ludvika.

For more information about the position, contact the recruiting manager Johanna Walterson, [email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, contact recruiter Catalina Roa Rodriguez, [email protected].

Union representatives are Torbjörn Jonsson Unionen, Mikael Boström Sveriges Ingenjörer, and Pertti Palonto SEKO. You can reach them through the switchboard at 0240-876 00.

Welcome with your application by January 18, 2026. Selection and interviews will take place after the application deadline. We only accept applications via our website. We do not accept cover letters in the application. You can apply quickly and easily by answering selection questions and attaching your CV.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. VB Energi actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age, ethnic or cultural background, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Read more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.

Working at VB Energi means working with critical infrastructure. Many of our positions are security classified, and you may be subject to military placement.

If this position is security classified, a security clearance will be conducted before employment, in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any military placement will be supported by the employment contract and the Total Defense Duty Act.